Magnitude, disparities and trend of infant mortality in the world. 1950-2011

Monitoring and evaluation of population health is a core public health function. The infant mortality rate (IMR) is one those core population health indicators as it reveals the quality of life of mothers and other family members, the access to and quality of health services, access to a good nutrition, education, human rights and security, inequity in deprived population groups and the environment. 

IMR is measured as the number of babies who die before reaching their first year of age divided by number of live births in a specific place and year. It is interpreted as the risk of a baby dying between birth and one year of age.

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